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Channels mentioned:
Shawn @shawnbreathesbooks
Amy @ZoeBeck7
Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH
Britta @brittabohlerthesecondshelf
Doris @alldbooks9165
Karen @RunwrightReads
Patrice @TwoMinutesonBooks-bt8lg
Books mentioned:
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
The Deluge by Stephen Barkley
FDR by Jean Edward Smith
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Valley of the Birdtail by Andrew Stobo Sniderman & Douglas Sanderson
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Books I read in August!
The Quiet Damage by Jesselyn Cook - Thanks to @CrownPublishing for the copy of this book!
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Synder
Hoover by Kenneth Whyte
Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
Gator Country by Rebecca Renner
Doppleganger by Naomi Klein
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George
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Books mentioned:
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas
The Forgotten Botanist by Wynne Brown
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Cotton
Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George
A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
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Channels mentioned:
@pastorytime2683
@TooManyHeathers
Books mentioned:
The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernandez
The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Susan Bernofsky
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener, translated by Lucy Greaves & Jennifer Adcock
Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
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My review of the September 2024 book club pick: You Are Here edited by Ada Limon and The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernandez
October 2024 Book Club picks: The Forgotten Botanist by Wynne Brown
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Channels mentioned:
@pastorytime2683
@TooManyHeathers
Books mentioned:
The President and the Frog by Carolina de Robertis
System Collapse by Martha Wells
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolome de Las Casas
The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernandez
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Kline
Cat of Death by Aaron Blabey
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Books mentioned:
The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga
You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World edited by Ada Limon
The Seventh Bride by T Kingfisher
The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery
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Channels mentioned:
@themusicsnob Grace recommended Time of My Life.
@TriumphalReads Justin is hosting the Science Readathon
Books mentioned:
Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing by Andrea Warner
Beyond the Spring by Chandler S. Richmond
Clay's Ark by Octavia E Butler
How Bad Are Bananas by Mike Berners-Lee
The Artificial Silk Girl by Armgard Keun, translated by Kathie von Annum
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Thanks to @CrownPublishing for the copy of American Woman by Katie Rogers!
Books mentioned:
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
American Woman by Katie Rogers
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing by Andrea Warner
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Books mentioned:
Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power by Robert A Caro
FDR by Jean Edward Smith
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Rob Chast
Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George
The Best We Could Do by The But
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon Reed
Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston
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My review of the August 2024 book club pick: The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde translated by Diane Oatley
September 2024 Book Club picks: You Are Here edited by Ada Limon and The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernandez
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Books Mentioned:
Heartstopper Vol 5 by Alice Oseman
A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
Knife: Mediations After an Attempted Murder
Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlan
We Took To The Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
Looking for Miss America by Margot Mifflin
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare
The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
A Court of Wings and Ruins by Sarah J. Maas
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Books mentioned:
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawson
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar
The Memory Police by Yoko Ozawa
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Malaga
Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times by Kenneth Whyte
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Go to @DorisSander on Insta to see more photos of our trip to NYC.
Go to youtu.be/A9rYoShGXWA?si=eU0r8rDXAkysQ6B9 to see Katie's first travel vlog from Australia. There are two more.
Books mentioned:
The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde
The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernandez
The Quiet Damage by Jessalyn Cook - Thanks to @CrownPublishing for the copy of this book!
The Harpole Report by JL Carr
Where I Live Now by Sharon Butala
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
Master of the Senate by Robert Caro
The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger
A Court of Wings and Ruins by Sarah J. Maas
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
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My reviews and ranking for the Booktube Prize Nonfiction Semifinals - Group B.
Booktube Prize 2024 Finals Announcement: youtu.be/8IBWA332lfk?si=7kUbZdbE0qgEVT00
booktubeprize.org
@BookTubePrize youtube.com/@BookTubePrize
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My review of the July 2024 book club picks: Soil by Camille T. Dungy and Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
August 2024 Book Club pick: The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde translated by Diane Oatley
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Books mentioned:
Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Quiet Damage by Jesselyn Cook - Thanks to @CrownPublishing for the copy of this book!
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The prompts are:
1) Best book you've read in 2024
2) Best sequel you've read this year
3) A new release you haven't read
4) Most anticipated for the the second half of 2024
5) Biggest disappointment of 2024
6) Biggest surprise of 2024
7) New favourite author this year
8) Newest fictional crush
9) New favourite character
10) A book that made you cry
11) A book that made you happy
12) Favourite book to movie adaptation
13) Favourite video this year
14) The most beautiful book you've read this year
15) What book do you need to read before the end of the year?
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Books mentioned:
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
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Review of Sing Like Fish: How Sounds Rule Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdom
Thanks to @CrownPublishing for the copy of this book!
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My review of the June 2024 book club picks: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey and How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
July 2024 Book Club picks: Soil by Camille T. Dungy and Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Books Mentioned:
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Landlines by Raynor Winn
Coolidge by Amity Shlaes
The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
The Deadline by Jill Lepore
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Winter Pasture by Li Juan
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
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Books mentioned:
Committed by Suzanne Scanlon
Looking for Miss America by Margot Mifflin
Knife by Salman Rushdie
We Took To The Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare
The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien
Interview with Suzanne Scanlan on @shawnbreathesbooks channel:
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Thanks to @Crownpublishinggroup for the following awesome title:
Sing Like a Fish by Amorina Kingdom
Books mentioned:
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
Eve by Cat Bohannon
Caliban's War by James SA Corey
Knife by Salman Rushdie
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Soil by Camila T. Dungy
How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
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My reviews and ranking for the Booktube Prize Nonfiction Quarterfinals - Group B.
booktubeprize.org
@BookTubePrize youtube.com/@BookTubePrize
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My review of the May 2024 book club pick: The Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe
June 2024 Book Club picks: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey and How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
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Books Mentioned:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 edited by Carl Zimmer
Random in Death by JD Robb
The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez
The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien
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@RovingReader
Thanks to @marcellaandherbooks8733 for coming up with this idea!
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Books mentioned:
Coolidge by Amity Shlaes
The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
The Deadline by Jill Lepore
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Reading Landlines by Raynor Winn for Springathon.
You can participate in Springathon by reading any book with nature writing!
The group book is The Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe.
Winter: Winter Pasture by Li Juan
Spring: Landlines by Raynor Winn
Summer: The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
Fall: We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
Announcement video: youtu.be/CMSXEC5KDkQ
Hosts for Springathon are
@CuriousReader Natalie
Instagram: curiousreaderr
@alldbooks9165 Doris
Instagram: dorissander
@ACupOfBooks Emma
Instagram: emmawright174
Springathon will run from May 3 - May 19.
The prompts are the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Thanks to @Crownpublishinggroup for the following awesome titles:
Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond
The Year of Living Constitutionally by AJ Jacobs
Books mentioned:
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolome de las Casts
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
Committed by Suzanne Scanlon
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My review of the April 2024 book club pick: Under Story by Inga Simpson
The pick for May 2024: The Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe
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Books Mentioned:
Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice by Elizabeth Flock
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
A Free-Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom
On Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/52325185-heidi-leighton
You can participate in Springathon by reading any book with nature writing!
The group book is The Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe.
Winter: Winter Pasture by Li Juan
Spring: Landlines by Raynor Winn
Summer: The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
Fall: We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
Announcement video: youtu.be/CMSXEC5KDkQ
Hosts for Springathon are
@CuriousReader Natalie
Instagram: curiousreaderr
@alldbooks9165 Doris
Instagram: dorissander
@ACupOfBooks Emma
Instagram: emmawright174
Springathon will run from May 3 - May 19.
The prompts are the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Books mentioned:
The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez
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My reviews and ranking for the Booktube Prize Nonfiction Octofinals - Group A.
booktubeprize.org
@BookTubePrize youtube.com/@BookTubePrize
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Books mentioned:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
American Womanly Katie Rogers
The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson
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You can participate in Springathon by reading any book with nature writing!
The group book is The Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe.
Hosts for Springathon are
@CuriousReader Natalie
Instagram: curiousreaderr
@alldbooks9165 Doris
Instagram: dorissander
@ACupOfBooks Emma
Instagram: emmawright174
Springathon will run from May 3 - May 19.
The prompts are the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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My review of the March 2024 book club pick: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff.
The pick for April 2024: Under Story by Inga Simpson
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Books Mentioned:
All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West
A Free-Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford
The Underworld by Susan Casey
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom
The Teapot Dome Scandal by Layton McCartney
A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel
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Books mentioned:
A Free Spirited Woman: The London Diaries of Gladys Langford, 1936 - 1940
The Underworld by Susan Casey
The Teapot Dome Scandal by Latin McCartney
The Furies by Elizabeth Flock
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
Working by Studs Terkel
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Books mentioned:
Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall
Prisoner of Geography by Tim Marshall
Midcoast by Adam White
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Books Mentioned:
What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman
Apparitions by Adam Pottle
Knockout by Sarah MacLean
The Fish That Ate The Whale by Rich Cohen
The World Turned Upside Down by Yang Jisheng
Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo
Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth George
Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall
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My review of the picks for February 2024: Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney and A Darker Wilderness edited by Erin Sharkey
The March 2024 pick is The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
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Books mentioned:
The World Turned Upside Down by Yang Jisheng
Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo
The Fish That Ate the World by Rich Cohen
Deception in His Mind by Elizabeth George
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
Patrice's Channel is Two Minutes on Books:
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Books mentioned:
Holly by Stephen King
The Teapot Dome Scandal by Latin McCartney
Warren G. Harding by John W. Dean
Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth George
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George
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